Michael Bisping (30-9, 20) was born in Akrotiri, Cyprus on February 28, 1979. At the age of 25 years on April 10, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Steve Mathews, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 30, 2006, 27-year old Michael Bisping made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 66 against a 29-year old Eric Schafer, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on June 4, 2016 at age 37 on his 36th professional MMA fight at UFC 199 after defeating a 31-year old Luke Rockhold via 1st-round KO.
Bisping's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum at age 38 on November 25, 2017. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 26 times in the UFC, and has a record of 18 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michael Bisping's best fights have been against Luke Rockhold, Dan Henderson, Eric Schafer, Charles McCarthy, Jason Day, Josh Haynes and Elvis Sinosic.
Bisping has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39  | Nov 25, 2017 38 years, 8 months 30-9 (20) | 26 years, 1 months 14-3 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
38  | Nov 4, 2017 38 years, 8 months 30-8 (20) | 36 years, 5 months 25-2 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke Lost UFC middleweight title |
37  | Oct 8, 2016 37 years, 7 months 30-7 (20) | 46 years, 1 months 32-14 (17) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC middleweight title |
36  | Jun 4, 2016 37 years, 3 months 29-7 (20) | 31 years, 7 months 15-2 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won UFC middleweight title |
35  | Feb 27, 2016 36 years, 11 months 28-7 (19) | 40 years, 10 months 33-6 (26) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN |
34  | Jul 18, 2015 36 years, 4 months 27-7 (19) | 33 years, 10 months 25-4 (16) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | WIN |
33  | Apr 25, 2015 36 years, 1 months 26-7 (19) | 31 years, 8 months 15-6 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
32 | Nov 8, 2014 35 years, 8 months 25-7 (19) | 30 years 12-2 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
31  | Aug 23, 2014 35 years, 5 months 25-6 (19) | 42 years, 2 months 9-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
30  | Apr 16, 2014 35 years, 1 months 24-6 (18) | 34 years, 7 months 17-4 (14) | TUF | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Apr 27, 2013 34 years, 1 months 24-5 (18) | 29 years 18-7 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Jan 19, 2013 33 years, 10 months 23-5 (18) | 35 years, 9 months 21-10 (17) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
27  | Sep 22, 2012 33 years, 6 months 23-4 (18) | 31 years, 11 months 12-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Jan 28, 2012 32 years, 11 months 22-4 (18) | 34 years, 9 months 27-11-1 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Dec 3, 2011 32 years, 9 months 22-3 (18) | 30 years, 11 months 23-7 (18) | TUF | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body and punches |
24  | Feb 27, 2011 31 years, 11 months 21-3 (17) | 38 years, 11 months 19-7 (14) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Oct 16, 2010 31 years, 7 months 20-3 (16) | 35 years, 2 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | May 29, 2010 31 years, 3 months 19-3 (16) | 28 years, 10 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
21 | Feb 20, 2010 30 years, 11 months 18-3 (16) | Wanderlei Silva | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Nov 14, 2009 30 years, 8 months 18-2 (16) | 32 years, 1 months 32-11-1 (27) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Jul 11, 2009 30 years, 4 months 17-2 (15) | 38 years, 10 months 24-7 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
18  | Oct 18, 2008 29 years, 7 months 17-1 (15) | 28 years, 2 months 18-5 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Jun 7, 2008 29 years, 3 months 16-1 (15) | 29 years, 2 months 18-7 (16) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | Apr 19, 2008 29 years, 1 months 15-1 (14) | 27 years, 8 months 10-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Arm injury |
15  | Nov 17, 2007 28 years, 8 months 14-1 (13) | 28 years, 1 months 10-0-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
14  | Sep 8, 2007 28 years, 6 months 14-0 (13) | 30 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
13  | Apr 21, 2007 28 years, 1 months 13-0 (13) | 36 years, 2 months 7-9-2 (7) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Dec 30, 2006 27 years, 10 months 12-0 (12) | 29 years, 3 months 8-1-2 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11  | Jun 24, 2006 27 years, 3 months 11-0 (11) | 28 years, 10 months 12-5 (12) | TUF | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10 | Nov 26, 2005 26 years, 8 months 10-0 (10) | Ross Pointon | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title | |
9 | Oct 1, 2005 26 years, 7 months 9-0 (9) | Jakob Lovstad | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches Defended Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title | |
8 | Jul 16, 2005 26 years, 4 months 8-0 (8) | Miika Mehmet | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage Defended Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title | |
7 | Jun 18, 2005 26 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | Alex Cook | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
6 | Apr 30, 2005 26 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Dave Radford | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Won Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title | |
5 | Nov 27, 2004 25 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Mark Epstein | LHW | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | |
4 | Aug 7, 2004 25 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Andy Bridges | Pride | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN |
3 | Jul 10, 2004 25 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Mark Epstein | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and knees | |
2 | May 30, 2004 25 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | John Weir | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Apr 10, 2004 25 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Steve Mathews | Pride | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes |
